Μake us preferred on Google A 46-year-old woman accused of involvement in the deadly 2010 arson attack on a Marfin bank branch in central Athens is expected to appear before the Athens First Instance Prosecutor on Friday, August 7, after being extradited from the United Kingdom.
The attack, carried out during mass anti-austerity protests on Stadiou Street in May 2010, claimed the lives of three bank employees, including a pregnant woman, and remains one of the darkest episodes in Greece’s recent history.
The suspect arrived in Greece on Thursday evening on a commercial flight from Britain, escorted by officers from Greece’s Organized Crime Unit, often referred to as the “Greek FBI.” She spent the night in custody at the Attica Police Headquarters before being brought before judicial authorities.
The execution of the international arrest warrant issued against her is expected to be formally completed during Friday’s proceedings, after which she will appear before the investigating magistrate to give testimony.
The woman had been living in Brighton, England, for the past six years, where she had started a family and is the mother of two children. She was arrested at London Gatwick Airport in the early hours of July 13 while preparing to board a flight to Athens, after Greek authorities activated an Interpol Red Notice.
According to police, after learning that she had been named in the case file, the suspect contacted officers from the Homicide Division, maintaining her innocence and expressing her willingness to appear before the Greek courts to provide explanations.
Her identification was made possible through the use of advanced forensic analysis and artificial intelligence tools applied to video footage recorded on May 5, 2010. Investigators enhanced the material to isolate key physical characteristics, including the suspects’ height, body build, hair and ear features, as well as clothing, footwear and accessories such as backpacks.
Police say the woman appears in the footage with her face concealed, standing beside a shop window in what investigators describe as a supporting role, next to the man accused of smashing the bank’s front window before Molotov cocktails were thrown inside.
Designated by investigators as “Suspect No. 7,” she proved more difficult to identify than the other two suspects already arrested and placed in pre-trial detention. Forensic experts relied primarily on her physique and hair characteristics before concluding that she had participated in the attack.
According to the Hellenic Police, her alleged involvement consisted of being part of the group, remaining close to its operational core and providing support that facilitated the perpetrators’ actions, thereby contributing to the execution of the attack.
The police investigation alleges that the 46-year-old, together with two other suspects already in custody, belonged to an anti-establishment group that acted according to a pre-arranged plan during the large demonstrations in central Athens.
Investigators claim the group had assigned specific roles in advance. A 42-year-old man is alleged to have acted as the coordinator, directing the operation, while another 42-year-old, known by the nickname “Tall,” is accused of breaking the bank’s front window so that Molotov cocktails could be thrown inside. The 46-year-old is alleged to have been part of the support team, assisting the attack as the incendiary devices were deployed.
